diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/find/impl/FindInProjectUtil.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/find/impl/FindInProjectUtil.java
index 31e32313dbe4..489956f0c936 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/find/impl/FindInProjectUtil.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/find/impl/FindInProjectUtil.java
@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ public class FindInProjectUtil {
       directoryName = directories.length == 1 ? directories[0].getVirtualFile().getPresentableUrl():null;
     }
 
+    if (directoryName == null) {
+      VirtualFile virtualFile = CommonDataKeys.VIRTUAL_FILE.getData(dataContext);
+      if (virtualFile != null && virtualFile.isDirectory()) directoryName = virtualFile.getPresentableUrl();
+    }
+
     Module module = LangDataKeys.MODULE_CONTEXT.getData(dataContext);
     if (module != null) {
       model.setModuleName(module.getName());